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WUSL (Power 99)/Philadelphia Hosts Voter Registration Event
iHEARTMEDIA Hip Hop N’ R&B WUSL (POWER 99)/PHILADELPHIA is partnered with the PHILADELPHIA CITY COMMISSIONERS’ OFFICE for a special live broadcast YESTERDAY (10/21), marking the final day to register to vote in PENNSYLVANIA. The afternoon event took place at the COMMUNITY COLLEGE OF PHILADELPHIA.
The broadcast was hosted by POWER 99’s RISE & GRIND MORNING SHOW, featuring MIKEY DREDD, ROXY ROMEO, and MUTHA KNOWS, with CHAIRMAN COMMISSIONER OMAR SABIR co-hosting.
Special guests included COMMUNITY COLLEGE OF PHILADELPHIA Dir. Of the INSTITUTE FOR COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT & CIVIC LEADERSHIP MICHELLE LOPEZ and WHEN WE ALL VOTE Exec. Dir. BETH LYNK (A national, non-partisan initiative founded by MICHELLE OBAMA).
SVP/Programming DERRICK CORBETT said, “This is one of the most consequential elections of our time, and POWER 99 was thrilled to partner with the PHILADELPHIA CITY COMMISSIONERS’ OFFICE, COMMUNITY COLLEGE OF PHILADELPHIA, and WHEN WE ALL VOTE to encourage voter registration.”
“We were especially focused on motivating young people to register on last day to do so and to make a plan to vote on NOVEMBER 5th.”